those "libertarians" who supported Trump

[darklordoftech]

A common justification I see for supporting Trump on libertarian websites is, "Trump will deport people who cost taxpayer dollars welfare money." I find that people often use "reducing the burden on welfare" to justify authoritarian beliefs.

[darklordoftech]

Actually can someone delete this thread? I made way too many people upset with something that started as just a poorly executed joke.

I actually think this thread is interesting. Plenty of people with authoritarian views have considered themselves "libertarian" throughout history. For example, many slaveowners considered themselves "libertarian", claiming that abolishionism was a statist confiscation of private property.

[darklordoftech]

Actually can someone delete this thread? I made way too many people upset with something that started as just a poorly executed joke.

I actually think this thread is interesting. Plenty of people with authoritarian views have considered themselves "libertarian" throughout history. For example, many slaveowners considered themselves "libertarian", claiming that abolishionism was a statist confiscation of private property.

Source? I wasn't aware that word was in common use in the early 19th century.

They didn't use the word "libertarian", but the the pre-1896 Democratic Party used rhetoric and had beliefs that would today be considered libertarian. Andrew Jackson's beliefs about the National Bank were similar to Ron Paul's beliefs about the Federal Reserve. Slaveowners argued that the Constitution protects the
right to private property and that slaves are property, claiming abolishionism was therefore an unconstitutional confiscation of private property.